The Study On Security Cooperation Relation Between Japan And ASEAN From The Perspective Of Geopolitics

Geopolitical thoughts is the way of countries thinking it’s developing space based on geographic conditions.It servers the formulating of national safety strategy.The geographic conditions of Japan deeply restrict it’s safety status and it always been an important reference that shaping Japan’s safety policy.The economic ties between ASEAN and Japan during the Cold-War paved a solid foundation for further security cooperation.As the geopolitical pattern of Asia-pacific area changes rapidly because of the rising of China,Japan is trying various measures to enhance the security cooperation with ASEAN countries.ASEAN and Japan are important participants in the regional framework of international relationship,the development of bilateral tie will profoundly affect the security and stability of East Asia.Since the beginning of new century,Japan is keep pursuing the state normalization,it trying to be independent from US’s safeguard and actively participate in the security cooperation with ASEAN in order to balance the rising power of China.ASEAN,at the same time,facing the challenges brought by competence between major powers,wanted to take advantage of Japan’s safety aid to improve their collective power.Confronting the fierce competition between China and US for the dominant power of Asia-Pacific area,Japan and ASEAN is deepening their cooperation in both traditional and non-traditional security fields,this also provided a perfect excuse for Japan to improve it’s military ability.The security cooperation between Japan and ASEAN have made significant progress which generated great adverse affects in region of east Asia,especially for China.As a responsible major power,China is actively participating in regional multilateral security cooperation and safeguarding the regional order,meanwhile,the security cooperation between Japan and ASEAN have produced adverse affect on China’s security environment,China is trying various measures to guarantee it’s own safety and offset adverse affects.Unfortunately,the restriction factors of the cooperation between ASEAN and Japan might be the breach of China to offset the adverse affects.In the facing of the escalating cooperation ties between Japan and ASEAN and an unstable geopolitical status in Asia-pacific area,China should continuously improvingit’s national power.China also need to enhance it’s relations with ASEAN and pay cautious attention to any potential geopolitical challenges.China will lead the regional common development through benign interaction with neighbor countries and gain trust from it’s neighboring countries under the guidance of the “One road,one belt” strategy.